Community, Opportunity, and Engagement Committee
Community, Opportunity, and Engagement
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide opportunity for all individuals in the Department of Bioengineering to flourish. We achieve this by our dedicated efforts:
- To uphold a collaborative environment.
- Celebrate the unique backgrounds of our students, faculty, and staff.
- Encourage a climate of civility, sensitivity, and mutual respect.
- Promote a culture of excellence so individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives may succeed.
Department of Bioengineering Community, Opportunity, and Engagement Committee Members
ENRIQUE VALERA
Committee Chair
Research Assistant Professor
evalerac@illinois.edu
CATHERINE BEST-POPESCU
Research Assistant Professor
cabest@illinois.edu
JOE BRADLEY
Clinical Assistant Professor
jabradly@illinois.edu
SUSAN LEGGETT
Assistant Professor
sleggett@illinois.edu
MARINA MARJANOVIC
Research Professor
marinam@illinois.edu
SHANNON SIRK
Assistant Professor
sirk@illinois.edu
YUAN YANG
Associate Professor
yuany@illinois.edu
Community, Opportunity, and Engagement activities and events
2023 BMES Annual Meeting
In October, members of our Community, Opportunity, and Engagement committee (Profs. Shannon Sirk, Susan Leggett, Marina Marjanovic, Yuan Yang, and Enrique Valera) participated in the 2023 BMES conference in Seattle, WA.
This premier event, focused on topics and discussions specific to the bioengineering and biomedical engineering community, was a great opportunity to discuss biomedical research as well as our community's efforts.
Shannon and Enrique met with representatives from bioengineering and biomedical engineering departments from across the country.
Finally, all our members participated in the reception organized by our department (see photo) where we had the opportunity to continue meeting students, postdocs and faculty from multiple universities across the country.
Community, Opportunity, and Engagement news
Rising BME Scholars Annual Regional Conference
- News
- September 14, 2023